- mental protuberance
- mental protuberance n the bony protuberance at the front of the lower jaw forming the chin
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protuberantia mentalis.
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mental protuberance
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Mental protuberance — Mandible. Outer surface. Side view. (Mental protuberance labeled at bottom left.) … Wikipedia
mental protuberance — noun see mental prominence … Useful english dictionary
Mental tubercle — Latin tuberculum mentale mandibulae Gray s subject #44 172 The symphysis menti divides below and encloses a triangular eminence, the mental protuberance, the base of which is depressed in the center but raised on either side to form the mental… … Wikipedia
Mental spine — The posterior aspect of the mandible showing the mental spine … Wikipedia
mental nerve — n a branch of the inferior alveolar nerve that emerges from the bone of the mandible near the mental protuberance and divides into branches which are distributed to the skin of the chin and to the skin and mucous membranes of the lower lip * * *… … Medical dictionary
mental tubercle — n a prominence on each side of the mental protuberance of the mandible called also genial tubercle * * * tuberculum mentale … Medical dictionary
protuberance — A swelling or knoblike outgrowth. A bulging, swelling, or protruding part. SEE ALSO: p.. SYN: protuberantia [TA]. [Mod. L. protuberantia] Bichat p. SYN: buccal fat pad. external occipital p. [TA] a prominence about the cente … Medical dictionary
Mental foramen — Bone: Mental foramen Mandible. Outer surface. Side view. (Mental foramen visible at left.) Latin foramen mentale Gray s … Wikipedia
mental prominence — noun or mental process or mental protuberance : the bony prominence at the front of the lower jaw forming the chin … Useful english dictionary
protuberance — n. (in anatomy) a rounded projecting part, e.g. the projecting part of the chin (mental protuberance) … The new mediacal dictionary
